Community

Updated on March 01, 2015 - Mae Sharpe Johnstone learned to play the piano as a child in her parents’ farmhouse in Iron Ore, Pictou County. The tiny settlement no longer exists, not even on road signs, and the old home is in ruins, but Johnstone continues to play on..

Opinion

Updated on March 02, 2015 - It doesn’t pay to assume you’re in the clear until you hit the finish line. Pretty much right through January, Nova Scotians were patting themselves on the back, commenting on how “we’ve been lucky so far this winter.”.